In 1904, having severed his relationship with the Moscow Art Theatre in the wake of conflict with Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, Gorky returned to Nizhny Novgorod to establish a theatre of his own.[8] Both Constantin Stanislavski and Savva Morozov provided financial support for the venture.[9] Stanislavski believed that Gorky's theatre was an opportunity to develop the network of provincial theatr